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Vastarien A Literary Journal

A project of Grimscribe Press

Do not submit here! This project is on indefinite hiatus. Check their site to find out whether this is a submission and/or publication hiatus. (October 2023)

About

Vastarien aspires to be a source of critical study and creative response to the corpus of Thomas Ligotti, as well as associated authors and creative work.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 2 x per year.
Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 2 x per year.

Fiction On Hiatus

Literary Horror Fiction. Note: we are looking for original work inspired by Ligottian themes.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All nationalities, Scholars.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
Horror HorrorOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Weird/New Weird.
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash Fiction750 - 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 6,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Literature/Books (See guidelines), Other (See guidelines).

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma (submission manager).
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.


Nonfiction On Hiatus

Scholarly and/or critical articles pertaining to Ligotti or associated authors.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All nationalities, Scholars.

Lengths:
Article Article2,000 - 7,500 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Academic, Critical, Literary.

Topics:

Literature/Books (See guidelines), Other (See guidelines).

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma (submission manager).
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.


Poetry On Hiatus

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All nationalities, Scholars.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
Horror HorrorOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Weird/New Weird.
Lengths:
Poem PoemUp to 50 lines; Up to 5 pieces.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Literature/Books (See guidelines), Other (See guidelines).

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma (submission manager).
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.


Visual Art On Hiatus

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All nationalities, Scholars.

Lengths:
Artwork ArtworkUp to 5 pieces.
Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles, including: Surrealist.

Topics:

Literature/Books (See guidelines), Other (See guidelines).

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece) Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma (submission manager).
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.


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Vastarien Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
AccuracyWe have received 165 reports from 162 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported3 min | 84.6 mean avg | 83.0 median | 294 max days (27.8 std dev)
Responses89.69 %
Acceptances1.21 % of submissions accepted (101.5 avg. days per acceptance) | 1.23 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections88.48 % (81.0 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 98.0 % form, 2.1 % unspecified
Non-Responses10.30 %
Lost/Returned2.42 % (94.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as lost or returned)
Never Responded3.03 % (193.4 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals4.85 % (73.0 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending2 responses are pending (424 min | 425.5 mean avg | 425.5 median | 427 max days waiting | 2.1 std dev) from 2 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 120 days. (3.6 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 120 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 120 days have passed.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 08 Sep 2023.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 05 Jul 2023.

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Dates

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2023
Date Added: 20 May 2016

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